Dixie Fire Incident Update

DIXIE FIRE

INCIDENT UPDATE

Date: 7/31/2021 Time: 7:00 a.m. @CALFIRE_ButteCo @CALFIREButteCo Information Line: (530) 538-7826 @USFSPlumas @USFSPlumas Media Line: (530) 588-0845 @LassenNF @LassenNF Incident Website: www.fire.ca.gov

INCIDENT FACTS Incident Start Date: 7/13/2021 Incident Start Time: 5:15 p.m. Incident Type: Vegetation Cause: Under Investigation Incident Location: Feather River Canyon near Cresta Powerhouse CAL FIRE Unit: Butte Unified Command Agencies: CAL FIRE, United States Forest Service Size: 240,795 acres Containment: 24% Expected Full Containment: Unknown Civilian Injuries/Fatalities: 0 Firefighter Injuries/Fatalities: 0 Structures Destroyed: 44 Structures Damaged: 5 Structures Threatened: 10,657 Other Minor Structures: 22 Other Minor Structures: 4

CURRENT SITUATION Incident Update Dixie Fire West Zone - Dixie Fire West Zone – Fire behavior is expected to increase due to drying conditions today. Fire continues to move towards control lines burning unburned interior islands and ridges. No growth is expected on the West Zone, but interior islands will continue to burn as planned. Unstable conditions will continue each afternoon with the potential for large column growth over areas of intense heat. Crews continue to provide structure defense in communities at risk, construct direct and indirect line to secure the fire perimeter, and contingency lines in both zones.

Dixie Fire East Zone - On the East Zone, smoke settled in the lower elevations with scattered showers bringing higher humidity and limiting the overnight burn window. Crews will continue to strengthen the fire line protecting homes and structures along the Rush Creek Road, where the fire burned into the 2012 Chips Fire burn scar in the Red Hill area between State Route 70 and Muggins Creek. From Dark Ravine to Round Valley Reservoir, crews guided fire to more level terrain, where it could more easily be fought. Containment line is holding along Emigrant Road above Taylorsville and night back burning has been completed from Mt. Hough south to Quincy. Containment also continues to hold from Keddie west to Butterfly Valley, Hambly Ravine, and Bean Hill as crews are mopping up and patrolling for hotspots. Crews have spent several days laying hoses, setting sprinklers and cutting line to do a slow, low intensity strategic tactical firing operation on roughly 1,500 acres in the Bucks Lake Wilderness Area from Bean Hill south to Meadow Valley, when weather allows. Hotshot crews have been camped out near the fire or “spiked out” cutting hand line as a buffer from Jacks Meadow to Silver Lake. Secured fire line from Bucks Lake west to State Route 70 is anchored into containment from the West Zone. The East Zone

has also created line around the Evans Fire, which is now reported at 50 acres on Evans Peak in Indian Valley. Dixie Fire For more information on the Dixie Fire, click the following links: Evacuation Map CAL FIRE Website- https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents USFS Information- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7690/

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Dial USA 215-446-3649 Conference code: 746758 USA 888-557-8511 (US Free) Conference code: 746758 Damage Assessment Maps Dixie Fire Structure Status Map (CAL FIRE) https://tinyurl.com/2m9en9t4

Recovery Plumas County Recovery Information Information https://tinyurl.com/c8c8s5rd Plumas County PLUMAS COUNTY

Public traveling in or near evacuated areas should follow egress route directions identified in the evacuation notifications. Directions provided by mobile devices and GPS units could lead drivers into hazardous areas

Per the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office:

Evacuation Orders Evacuation Orders include the west shore of Lake Almanor from the Canyon Plumas County Dam, northwest to Hwy 36 at Hwy 89. This includes the communities of Prattville, Big Meadows, and Lake Almanor West along with the Rocky Point Campground and the Canyon Dam Boat Launch. High Lakes (PLUMAS COUNTY) Recreational area of Plumas County east of the Butte/Plumas County line. Plumas/Butte County line east of Twain includes both sides of Hwy 70 in the areas of Rock Creek, Storrie, Tobin, Belden, Caribou Rich Bar, and Twain.

Meadow Valley and Bucks Lake, Bucks Lake Rd. at Riverdance, and everything west to the Butte/Plumas County Line. This includes Snake Lake, Meadow Valley, Tollgate, Bucks Lake, Bucks Lake Highlands, and all surrounding areas. Caribou Rd. north to Humbug Rd. and Humboldt Rd. intersection. This includes Belden Reservoir and Butt Valley Reservoir, Prattville, Butt Reservoir Road, and everything west to the Butte/Plumas County line, and the community of Seneca south to Hwy 70.

Evacuation P Zone 1- Evacuation Order for High Lakes area, Storrie, Tobin, and Rock Orders Creek. Evacuation Order for Belden, Rich Bar, Virgilia, Seneca, and Twain Plumas County communities along the SR70 corridor. Evacuation Order to begin at SR70 at Cont. Pulga Rd. along the north edge of the SR70 corridor to Rich Bar Rd. from SR70 at Rich Bar Rd. to the north along the Pacific Crest Trail to the Plumas/Butte County line from the Plumas County/Butte County line west along the county line to the intersection of SR70 and Pulga Rd.

P Zone 2- Evacuation Order for Meadow Valley and Bucks Lake communities. Evacuation to include the south edge of the SR70 Corridor from Belden east Twain, south from Twain to Snake Lake Rd. at Bucks Lake Rd. to include the communities of Spanish Ranch and Meadow Valley, from south of Bucks Lake Rd. at Snake Lake Rd. to the intersection of Bucks Lake Rd. and Big Creek (south) along Plumas/Butte Co. line to the north along the Plumas/Butte County line where it intersects with SR70 at Pulga Road.

P Zone 2 – Evacuation Order Lake Rd. and Big Creek (south), from the intersection of Bucks Lake Rd. and Big Creek Rd. (south) along Bucks Lake Rd. to the Plumas/Butte Co. line, from Bucks Lake Rd. at the Plumas/Butte Co. line to the north, along the Plumas/Butte Co. line, where it intersects with SR70 at Pulga Rd.

P Zone 3- Evacuation Order for the Caribou area. Evacuation to include SR70 at Virgilia to the north along the east shore of Butt Valley Reservoir, to the intersection of Humbug Rd. and Humboldt Rd, to the east along Humbug Rd. to the Butte Co. line, to the south along the Butte Co. line to Chips Creek, east along Chips Creek to SR70, east along the north edge of the SR70 corridor to Virgilia.

P Zone 4A- Evacuation Order for the Paxton, Seneca, Long Valley, and East Butt Lake area. Evacuation Order to include the Paxton area at SR70, north to the Long Valley, west to the south side of Butt Valley Reservoir, from the south side of Butt Valley Reservoir to SR70 at Virgilia, east along the north edge of the SR70 corridor to Paxton.

P Zone 4B- Evacuation Order in the Long Valley and Seneca Communities starting from the Long Valley area north along Wolf Creek Rd., to the intersection of Wolf Creek Rd. and South Almanor, from the intersection of South Almanor and Wolf Creek Rd. west along South Almanor, continuing west along Fox Farm Rd. to the intersection of Humbug-Humboldt Crossing Rd., from the intersection of Fox Farm Rd. and Humbug-Humboldt Rd., to south along Prattville, Butt Valley Reservoir Rd. to the south shore of Butt Valley Reservoir, from the south shore of Butt Valley Reservoir east to Long Valley.

P Zone 5- Evacuation Order for the communities along the west shore of Lake Almanor including Prattville and Lake Almanor West, beginning at the intersection of SR147 and SR89, west to the intersection of SR36 and SR89, south from the intersection of SR36 and SR89 to County Rd. 324, from the intersection of SR36 and County Rd. 324, east along Fox Farm 3

Evacuation Order Rd. to the intersection with South Almanor Rd. Cont. P Zone 6- Evacuation Order Humbug Rd. from the intersection of the Humbug-Humboldt Rd. west to the Butte County line and everything south of the Humbug Rd. to Humboldt Rd.

P Zone 6A- Evacuation Order beginning from the intersection of Humbug- Humboldt Crossing Rd and Fox Farm Rd, west along Fox Farm Rd to the intersection with SR36, south from the intersection of SR36 and Fox Farm Rd, south to the Butte County line, south along Butte County line to Humboldt Rd., east along Humboldt Rd to the intersection with Humbug- Humboldt Crossing Rd, continuing west to the Butte County Line, south along the Butte County Line to Humbug Rd, east along Humbug Rd to the intersection of Humboldt Rd.

P Zone 10- Evacuation Order for the community of East Shore. The Order will include the intersection of SR147 and County Rd. A13, east to Little Dyer Mountain, southeast to Dyer Mountain, south to SR89, west to SR147, north to County Rd. A13.

P Zone 11- Evacuation Order for the community of Round Valley Reservoir and Long Valley will include SR89 near the Clear Creek to the SR70, south to SR70 at the Feather River, east along SR70 to the intersection of SR89, north on SR89 to Dixie Creek due north to Seltzer Rd.

P Zone 12- Evacuation Order for the community of Butterfly Valley. The Order will include Feather River Hot Springs east on SR70 to Barlow Road, southwest to Oroville-Quincey Highway, west to Snake Lake Road, north to Feather River Hot Springs.

P Zone 12A- Evacuation Order for the community of Butterfly Valley. The Evacuation Order is to begin at Blackhawk Rd at SR70, to west on Snake Lake Rd to the intersection with Powerline Easement, continuing west from the intersection of Snake Lake Rd and Powerline Easement to the Hambly Ravine, from the Hambly Ravine north to SR70, continuing east along the SR70 Corridor to the intersection with SR89 (Greenville Wye), from the intersection with SR70 and SR89 (Greenville Wye), continuing east along the SR70 corridor to the intersection with Blackhawk Rd.”

P Zone 13- Evacuation Order for the community of the northeast side of Indian Valley. The Order will include Dyer Mountain, southeast to Keddie Ridge, southeast to Diamond Mountain Road, west to Stampfli Lane, north to Wolf Creek, northwest to the intersection of N Valley Road and Pecks Valley Road, north to the intersection of Williams Valley Road and Lower Williams Valley Road, northwest to SR89 at Second Water Tower Creek, north to Dyer Mountain.

P Zone 14- Evacuation Order for the community of Greenville and Crescent Mills. The order will include SR89 at Dixie Creek, northeast to Stampfli Lane, north to Wolf Creek, northwest to SR89, north on SR89 to Hauns Creek.

Evacuation Order P Zone 15- Evacuation Order for the community of Taylorsville. The Cont. order will include SR89 at Moccasin, northeast to Stampfli Lane at Indian Creek, east to Diamond Mountain Road, south to Genesee Road at N Valley Road, west to SR89 at Indian Falls, northeast to Moccasin.

P Zone 16- Evacuation Order for Mount Hough. The order will include SR89 at Indian Falls, east to Genesee Road at N Valley Road, south to the intersection of Forest Service Road 25N14 and Forest Service Road 24N85, west to SR70 at Barlow Road, north to SR89 at Indian Falls.

P Zone 17B- Evacuation Order to include the areas north of Chandler Road. Chandler Road at Oakland Camp Road east to State Route 70, north from the intersection of State Route 70 to the south border of Canyon Railroad Subdivision. The northern borders of Zones 17 and 17A are moved to the south edge of Chandler Road and remain in Evacuation Warning status.

P Zone 18- Evacuation Order for the Peter’s Creek Area. The Order begins at Taylorsville Rodeo Grounds north to Keddie Peak, continuing north along Cook’s creek to Springs Creek, east to Enlge Mine, south from Engle Mine to Peter’s Creek, continuing south along Peter’s Creek to Taylor Diggings, west from Taylor Diggings to Talyorsville Rodeo grounds.

P Zone 21- Evacuation Order for the area of Little Grizzly Creek. The Order will begin at intersection 25N14 and 24N85, east to the intersection of 113 and 24N60, north to the east end of 25N42C, west to just south of Gaging Station, south to 25N14 and 24N85.

P Zone 28- Evacuation Order for the Genesee Valley. The Order will begin

east of Taylorsville along Genesee Rd corridor continuing east along

Genesee Indian Creek and ending at 27N09.

P Zone 7- Evacuation Warning for the community of Stover. The warning will include the intersection of SR89 at SR36, west on SR36 to the Pacific Crest Trail, north to Willow Springs Campground, northeast to the intersection of Old Red Bluff Hwy. and Warner Valley Rd., south to the intersection of SR89 and SR36.

Evacuation P Zone 8- Evacuation Warning for the community of Chester. The Warnings Plumas warning will include the intersection of Old Red Bluff Hwy. and Warner County Valley Rd., east to Lake Chance Campground, south to SR36 on the causeway, southwest to the intersection of SR89 and SR36, north to the intersection of Old Red Bluff Hwy. and Warner Valley Road.

P Zone 9- Evacuation Warning for the communities of Peninsula and Hamilton Branch. The warning will include SR36 on the causeway, east to the Lassen County Line, south on SR147 to County Road A13, south to Peninsula Point, north to the SR36 causeway. P Zone 17- Evacuation Warning for the community of Quincy. The Warning will include SR70 at Barlow Road, east to the intersection of Forest Service Road 25N33, south along the Canyon Subdivisions Railroad to the intersection of Mt. Hough Crystal Lake Rd and Quincy Junction Rd, south 5

Plumas County along Quincy Junction Rd to the intersection with SR89, east on SR89 to Warnings Cont. Radio Hill Rd and south to Peppard Flat Rd, northwest through Boil Ravine to Quincy-Oro Highway, north along SR70 to the intersection with Old Highway Rd.

P Zone 17A- Evacuation Warning for the areas of east Quincy. The Warning encompasses Peppard Flat north of Highway 70, west on Highway 70 to Quincy Junction Road, north on Quincy Junction Road to the Canyon Subdivision Railroad, east to Forest Service Route 25N07, south to Thompson Creek, and areas west of La Porte Road to Peppard Flat Road.

P Zone 22- Evacuation Warning This Warning will include the area of Spring Gardens and Greenhorn Creek Ranch area. Specifically, La Porte road at Thompson Creek, north to Empire ravine, east to Cascade creek south to 508 Road, southwest to the south of Lee Summit to Fells Flat, and northwest to the La Porte Road.

P Zone 31- Evacuation Warning The Warning will include Beckwourth- Genesee at Clover Creek Loop, north to area of Drum Bridge and to the area of Babcock crossing, east to Big Flat Spring, south to 25N05, and west to Beckwourth Genesee Road.

P Zone 33- Evacuation Warning The Warning will include McDermott Ravine north to Drum Bridge East to Crystal Creek, South to 23N45, and west to McDermott Ravine.

Plumas County Plumas County Website: https://www.plumascounty.us Map/Resource Sheriff Website: https://plumascounty.us/587/Sheriff-Coroner Sheriff Dixie Fire Information: https://tinyurl.com/2t3kuv69 Sheriff Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plumascountysheriff Plumas National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/plumas

Butte County BUTTE COUNTY

Per the Butte County Sheriff's Office:

Evacuation Orders Evacuation Orders for the communities of Jonesville, Philbrook and all High Butte County Lakes areas within Butte County.

Evacuation Order for the area of Butte Meadows. The order will begin SR32 at the Butte and Tehama County line, east to the area of Cherry Hill Campground, southeast to Snag Lake, southwest to Skyway at Bull Creek, north along Skyway to Humboldt Road.

Evacuation Evacuation Warning area to include the Tehama County line east to Old Warning Loma Rd., Carpenter Ridge east to Skyway, Skyway north from Humbug Butte County Summit line to Butte Creek, all the Fish Creek area within Lassen National Forest area road, Pulga and Philbrook areas east of the west branch of the Feather River, west of SR70 north of Magalia, intersection of SR70 at Pulga Rd., south of the Plumas County line, and Inskip areas.

Butte County Website: http://www.buttecounty.net/ Butte County Sheriff Website: http://www.buttecounty.net/sheriffcoroner Resources Sheriff Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bcsonews

Sheriff Twitter: @ButteSheriff Evacuation Map: https://tinyurl.com/4nm69873 Lassen County LASSEN COUNTY

Lassen County Lassen County Web site: http://www.co.lassen.ca.us Resources Sheriff Website: https://tinyurl.com/sy9frpx6

Sheriff Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LassenSheriff Lassen National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/lassen

Tehama County TEHAMA COUNTY

Per the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office:

Evacuation Order T Zone 1- Evacuation Order to include the area of Colby Creek. The order Tehama County will begin at the Butte and Tehama County line, west along the Tehama County Line to the intersection with SR32, north along the SR32 corridor to the intersection with SR36, from the intersection with SR32 and SR36, east along SR36 to the intersection with Plumas and Tehama County Line.

Evacuation T Zone 2- Evacuation Warning to include the area of Mill Creek. An Warning evacuation warning has been issued by the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office TehamaCounty for the areas and communities south of the Mill Creek community continuing south to the community of Campbellville and east to Highway 32.

Tehama County Tehama County Website: https://www.co.tehama.ca.us/ Resources Sheriff Website: https://tehamaso.org/ Sheriff Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/b8n26knm Tehama Alert: https://tehamaso.org/tehama-alert/ Tehama Evacuation Map: https://tinyurl.com/2adkfcm8

Shelter Locations Plumas County • Veterans Memorial Hall at 225 Gay St. in Chester • Springs of Hope Church at 59 Bell Ln. in Quincy

Lassen County • Lassen Community College at 478-200 CA-139 Susanville

American Red Cross Public Information Line: (855) 755-7711 Animal Shelters Plumas County • Plumas County Fairgrounds 204 Fairground Road, Quincy (large animals) • 201 Mill Creek Rd. Quincy (small animals) • Recreation Center 101 Meadowview Lane, Chester

Tehama County Tehama County Complex 1830 Walnut Street, Red Bluff (large and small animals) Road Closures Plumas County • Oroville-Quincy Highway at 4 Trees Rd – No NB Oroville-Quincy Hwy • Bucks Lake Rd at River Dance – No SB Bucks Lake Rd • SR89 at SR36 – No SB SR89 • SR147 at County Rd A13 – No SB SR147 • Chandler Road (West) at SR70 – No EB Chandler Rd • Chandler Road (East) at SR70 – No WB Chandler Rd • Chandler Rd at Quincy Junction Rd – No Mt Hough Access • Genesee Rd at North Valley Rd-No WB Arlington Rd and No NB

North Valley Rd.

• SR70 at West Chandler Rd – No WB SR70 and No NB Chandler Rd

• Bucks Lake Rd. at Big Creek Rd – No NB Bucks Lake Rd and No EB Big Creek Rd

Butte County • SR70 at Deadwood Rd – No EB SR70 • SR32 at Humboldt Rd – No NB SR32 • Humboldt at Scout Rd (Bambi Inn) – No NB Scout Rd

Tehama County • SR32 at SR36 – No SB SR32

Current State Highway/Route information: roads.dot.ca.gov 8

National Forest The Lassen National Forest (LNF) implemented Forest Order 06-21-07 as of Closures July 16, 2021 (Dixie Fire Closure Order) to protect public health and safety through September 16, 2021. For additional information, visit the LNF Website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/lassen

The Plumas National Forest (PNF) implemented Forest Order 05-11-00-21- 15 as of July 16, 2021 (Dixie Fire Closure Order) to protect public health and safety. For additional information, visit the PNF Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/plumas

Forest Order 05-11-00-21-16 (Phases 1 and 2 Expanded Dixie Fire Emergency Area, Road, Trail, and Developed Recreation Site Closure Order) https://tinyurl.com/74hf8rk3 Lassen Volcanic Warner Valley and Juniper Lake areas will be closed to all access and the National Park entire park will be closed to back country Camping. ASSIGNED RESOURCES Engines: 526 Water Tenders: 117 Helicopters: 28 Hand Crews: 96 Dozers: 123 Other: 1,286 Total Personnel: 5,864 Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire Air Tankers: suppression missions as conditions allow. Cooperating Agencies: Plumas National Forest, Lassen National Forest, Butte County Sheriff's Office, Plumas County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, Pacific Gas & Electric, Union Pacific Railroad, Sierra Pacific Industries, CAL OES, CAL-EMSA, California National Guard, California Conservation Corps, CAL TRANS, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and National Park Service, Lassen County Sheriff’s Office To learn more about wildfire preparedness visit: www.readyforwildfire.org

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